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Questions Kids Ask: “What Does Gay Mean?”
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Kids are curious and eager to learn about the world around them. Parents often welcome their queries when the questions are cute, like, “Does chocolate milk come from brown cows?” or “Why is the moon called the moon?” or “Why don’t crabs have eyebrows?” But when the questions are about sex, gender, or sexuality,…
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Lifesaving Advice for Parents of Gay Teens
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Let’s get right to it: parenting is difficult. It’s not like keeping a plant alive or caring for a puppy. Raising kids is beautiful. And painful. Fraught with joy and worry and uncertainty. In my work with parents, I’ve met many with a teen who just came out. These parents love their kids. And…
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Parent Conversation Starter: Gender Incongruence
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Get Familiar with the Topic Terms Biological sex – Determined by biology – chromosomes, hormones, genitalia, secondary sex characteristics, skeletal structure, musculature, brain chemistry, etc. When we are born, we are male, female, or, rarely, intersex. Gender – One’s internal sense of maleness or femaleness Gender incongruence – An acute sense that one’s gender does not correspond with the experience…
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How Do I Talk to My Young Kids about Gender?
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Gender is one of the biggest topics at the intersection of faith, culture, and kids right now. So how are Christian parents supposed to talk to their kids about biological sex and gender? How do we help our kids wade through the mire of culture, the media, and extremists on all sides and make…
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My 7-year-old Daughter has a Crush
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At age 7 my daughter wrote a note to a girl in her class and signed it “Your Secret Admirer.” Is my daughter gay? What should I do? Many Christian parents might be tempted to assume these attractions are sexual and overreact. At such a young age, attractions probably aren’t sexual. My daughter had…
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Valentine’s Day Parent Conversation Starter: Marriage & Singleness
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Use this Parent Conversation Starter to begin age-appropriate dialogue with your children today about God’s good gifts of Christian marriage and vocational singleness. Valentine’s Day. Pink and red hearts. Cupid. Roses. Candy. Romance. Love. This season celebrates many of the beautiful things about Christian marriage, but it also makes obvious the idolatry of romance…
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Christmas Parent Conversation Starter: Brokenness and God’s Wisdom
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Use this Parent Conversation Starter to begin age-appropriate dialogue with your children today about God’s wisdom for everyone’s sexuality. Demonstrate safety and invite kids to share if they recognize any form of broken sexuality in their lives or the world around them so they never have to go in the closet. Could Christmastime actually…
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‘Til Orientation Do Us Part
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At 12:01pm, a message arrives in my inbox that causes my heart great sadness and begins a series of flashbacks in my mind. The message reads, “My husband and I have been married for nineteen years. We both entered into this marriage knowing that he was gay, although what that has meant has changed…
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“Mom, Can Two Boys Get Married?”
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“Mom, can two boys get married?” That query left the lips of my five-year-old son one Wednesday night as we drove home from church. Whoa, I thought, where did that question come from? Here’s the answer I gave: “In our country, the United States, two boys can get married. But as Christians, we believe…
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Should Christian Parents Cancel Gay Celebrities?
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JoJo Siwa is a 17-year-old children’s entertainer with over 12 million YouTube subscribers, most of whom are elementary school-aged children. Many Christian parents bought their daughters JoJo’s oversized bows, allowed their kids to watch JoJo’s upbeat videos, and even took their children to JoJo’s concerts. And with good reason: JoJo Siwa is one of…
